Posts made by JorgePD

@Dr-Mark
I really appreciate the help you've provided me. I will miss your posts. Good luck and I do hope you come back. Thank you!

I haven't explored high-dollar trumpets either, but my 1947 Buescher 400 Model 225 seems to be the "one" for me right now. Love the way it plays and it's great looking trumpet.

Nice! Great way to start my day. Thanks for sharing!

@Dr-Mark

Definitely helps! Great guideline for a short practice routine. One thing that stood out to me is bending notes. I have never used note bends as an exercise, but I will give them a try.

And I like that you have “fun lyrical stuff” as part of the routine. Adding a little fun to practice sounds great to me!

I really appreciate your thoughtful response! Thanks!

Great post. It raises questions I have about structuring practice time. As you stated, “the quality of practice is more important than the length of time it takes” and some of us don’t have three hours in a day to practice. So what’s the best way to structure your routine if you only have an hour a day to practice? Do you cut the time you spend on each objective and cover them all every day? Or split them up over two to three days so you can spend more time on each objective?

@Dr-Mark This is great! Thank you!

Kehaulani, Rich Colquhoun has a May 2019 post on Jerry Callet that provides a summary of Callet's method. He's posted a video of Callet teaching and provides a download of a Superchops book that Callet would give away at conferences. Here's the link:

https://trumpetpla.net/2019/05/23/legacy-superchops/

I've never had my hands on an Aristocrat, but I have a 1947 Buescher 400 Model 225 and it's a great horn. Looks as good as it plays.

Born in Havana, Cuba, but moved to Miami, Florida when I was 3. Still in South Florida, currently living in Lake Worth.

@Kehaulani
I'm glad you mentioned the CG petal tones. I was wondering if I should do both. I'll keep both in my routine.

Using the BE lesson plans as a warm up sounds like the way to go. I'll give myself a decent amount of rest before moving on to the CG system. Thanks again Kehaulani!

@Kehaulani
I've been using Claude Gordon's system for the past 6 months. Based on what you're saying adding BE to what I'm already doing makes sense.

I'm going to give BE a try. Thank you for the input Kehaulani!

Do any of you have experience with Jeff Smiley’s Balanced Embouchure method? I’ve read the book and I’m intrigued with his approach. I don’t have any major issues with my embouchure, but I wanted to change up my practice routine and thought incorporating his exercises would be beneficial. Any thoughts?

Really enjoyed your video. My high school trumpet teacher (1971-1975), Jack Pinto, was the first Schilke dealer in Florida and I had he opportunity to try several of the letter models from the 60's. Interestingly, I had not heard of the Llewellyn mouthpieces until this weekend, when I came across a thread on TH that mentioned them and you were one the members that posted in the thread! Thanks for sharing Zman.

My house has hurricane windows, so my neighbors can barely hear me. My first complaint when I started my comeback was from my dog, an 11-year old beagle. She howled at every note! Now, a year and a half later, she rarely howls. Either I improved or her hearing is going.

I was taught early on not to use vibrato in a group setting and to use it sparingly in solo work. As a result I didn't use it much until I started taking trumpet lessons. My trumpet teacher would actually mark on my music where he thought I should use it.

When I was in elementary school I heard Buddy Rich and decided I wanted to be a drummer. When I joined our junior high band there were too many kids who wanted to play drums and the band director, Mr. Kilmer, asked me to play trumpet. He said I would love it and he was right. He would stay after school with anyone that wanted extra practice and I stayed almost every day. He's the reason I stayed with it.

I'm with Kehaulani, trumpet never hurt me with girls either. But I did like PE.

Horn-U-Copia has a listing for a Knickerbocker Trumpet and describes it as a "Conn Stencil." From what I can see the engraving is different but otherwise they look like the same horn.

https://www.horn-u-copia.net/show.php?selby=+where+instrument%3D"Trumpet"+and+maker%3D"Knickerbocker"

So based on what I’m reading here, the Circle of Breath is more than just a breathing exercise. It also helps to relax the body and mind, which prepares us to be more effective when playing the trumpet. Is that correct?

@Vulgano-Brother

After reading your comment on using it for meditation, I just spent 5 minutes trying it while sitting at my desk at work. I was a bit agitated when I started and it calmed me down. I really needed an attitude adjustment! Thanks!

Would working on the circle of breath be part of your warm up?